#questions-and-help

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gloomy ice
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It's like this channel but in game. Players who've earned mentor status can invite new or returning players to it.

devout salmon
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Also another question. Is there really a difference in choosing a grand company? What does it change?

gloomy ice
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Grand Companies are purely cosmetic. Pick whichever one you think is coolest.

devout salmon
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Oh okay. Thanks. 🙂

remote lintel
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can you learn blue magic spells even if you're not using blue mage

gloomy ice
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Nope. You have to be on Blue Mage and you must see the spell you want cast at least once.

remote lintel
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how the heck

whole wasp
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You dont have to get hit by it btw.

spark marsh
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hi guys, im downloading the game and it got to 90% then my internet cut off

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will i have to restart the whole download? kinda too scared to login lol

raw solstice
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it should pick up roughly where you've left off

spark marsh
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@raw solstice really really hope it does, it's been hours omg

tropic tulip
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when i look at a treasure map, there's a small icon of a person with a number next to it in the bottom left corner - what is that?

signal rover
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zzz another quest you have to do solo..

raw solstice
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it's "recommended number of people at that given level to complete the map"

devout salmon
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Why is Flame Blue and Storm is Red? mooglethink

raw solstice
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so like, if it's a level 50 map, if people are level 50 you'll probably want around the number of people listed to do the map. If higher level, you should be fine with far fewer people

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it's a bit lax especially if people are geared, but it's just a rough "here's what to expect" kind of thing

barren tundra
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So in Memoria, what determines the stack marker?

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I know Loaded, Reinforced and Electrified determines what he does when charge reaches 100.

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Does the element determine when he uses the stack marker?

obsidian patio
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When he does the 2 stacks? each gunshield mechanic basically has their own set of mechanics depending on the phase.

barren tundra
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Or do you just have to know when he'll use it

obsidian patio
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For Phase 1 he does a stack with the first ignis, Phase 2+3 for Loaded, and during the Altius/Ventus/Alea Iacta cluster of mechanics in Phase 3

quartz shale
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@barren tundra loaded gunshield is the one that does the "cluster bomb" effect iirc

hot crane
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hi, isn't cri hit is the prioritized stat for DRG gear? yet there was no cri hit on the armor for DRG. So am I wrong or it is just the gear doesn't offer me cri hit?

quartz shale
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stat priorities are for endgame levels/content iirc

barren tundra
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And stat on armor is determined by the devs

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Sometimes they give you good stats

quartz shale
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so right now you'd prioritize ilevel, not stats

hot crane
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okay

barren tundra
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Sometimes it's bad. Don't worry about it until level 80

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99% of the time higher ilvl gear is better regardless

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Stat priority is mainly for materia melding and deciding between 2 pieces of armor that are equal in ilvl

hot crane
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I am level 55 and using lv 90 armor. for now I only have allagan tombstone for poetics

quartz shale
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buy the ironworks

hot crane
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should I just buy those armor from

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auriana?

quartz shale
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ilvl90 <<<<<< ilvl120

barren tundra
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Sorry. Ilvl is short for item level

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Your armor is level 50 and item level 90

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You'll want to get the item level 120 gear regardless of stats

hot crane
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ok so the ironworks gear is worth it

quartz shale
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yes

hot crane
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ill go buy them ty

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:))))

quartz shale
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ironworks can last you most of the 50s

barren tundra
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Have fun

hot crane
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ty all

barren tundra
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Np

verbal kelp
unreal badge
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How many damage oGCDs do Paladins have?

barren tundra
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Hmm off the top of my head

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4

unreal badge
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Not offensive in general. Only one that's deal damage

slate arrow
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three

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spritis within, AoE dot, and requiascat

unreal badge
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Circle of scorn

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Right

barren tundra
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Spirit Within, Circle of Scorn, Requiescat and the gap closer

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Forgot the name

slate arrow
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intervene

unreal badge
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So it seems like they have about the same oGCD weaving as DRK?

barren tundra
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Hmm

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I guess? They get more mileage out of Flood of Shadows

obsidian patio
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DRK has 6 if you count the AoE MP spender

barren tundra
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Carve and Spit is nice too

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Should we count damage buffs as well?

obsidian patio
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Flood, Edge, Salted Earth, Plunge, Abyssal, Carve and Spit

red torrent
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What would you guys say is better for getting into end game raiding initially:
To main a role I.e. omnitank or to main a job from each role

unreal badge
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Actually off the top of my head DRK has more button pressing to do

barren tundra
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Omni tank probably

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They share all gear except weapon

red torrent
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Not necessarily saying tank specifically

barren tundra
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Oh

red torrent
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More the idea of main a role vs main many jobs from different roles

unreal badge
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Carve, plunge, salted earth, and edge of shadow

barren tundra
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Well gearing up more than 1 role is very slow

proud willow
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Ideally, just main one job instead of a whole role

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if you're just getting into raiding

barren tundra
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So I'd go with maining a role

red torrent
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So end game gearing for raids is quite slow then?

barren tundra
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No reason to stick with a single job especially with pugging

red torrent
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I haven’t done end game raiding since binding coil of bahamut in arr

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XD

whole wasp
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yes its timegated. but entry level gear is not.

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only the BiS are

obsidian patio
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If you stick to a single gear set type gearing up is pretty fast

proud willow
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I mean, from a difficulty standpoint, having confidence in your ability to play that class will make you better at the fight

barren tundra
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Maining a single tank will bore you. Just level every tank

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Switch when you want to

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Some fights are easier for certain tanks

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Having to move a boss during No Mercy will make you want to commit self die

red torrent
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Ok thanks for the advice outside of ninja most dps I’m kind of iffy on leveling but I’d like to focus on a role for raiding and wasn’t sure if that was a good idea or not

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Omnitank it is

barren tundra
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You could also do omni ranged

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All 3 ranged dps share gear

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Same with all 3 caster dps

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Monk and Samurai share gear

red torrent
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Oof no caster for me

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I just can’t get a hold of casters besides rdm

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XD

barren tundra
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Ninja has its own armor but shares accessories with ranged dps

red torrent
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Not my style

barren tundra
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Uuh

red torrent
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But ya ranged is fun

barren tundra
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Oh ya and all healers share gear

red torrent
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My only issue is minimal playtime and I think dps would be harder to perfect rotations than tanks

barren tundra
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I main MCH but I have BRD levels and gear so we don't have 2 MCHs at the same time

unreal badge
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I want to try paladin but i'm afraid it'll feel slow compared to drk

barren tundra
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Oh well then ya. Tank is better for you

unreal badge
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and I don't want to spend time or money getting it up to 70-80 and then not liking iy

bronze sorrel
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Nah drk is pretty slow rn

red torrent
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Also the dps queues

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Are so ugh

bronze sorrel
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Pld is about the same imo

red torrent
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I was trying to do kugane castle for the first time yesterday on ninja

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30min no queue pop

midnight slate
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I bought the game on steam
So do I buy Fantasia on steam also?

red torrent
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Switch to my paladin

barren tundra
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In terms of speed it's probably GNB > PLD = DRK > WAR

red torrent
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Instant queue

whole wasp
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@midnight slate i think you can buy optionals on mogstation

bronze sorrel
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^

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Yeah I'd agree with that order, Lance

red torrent
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War has that satisfying burst tho

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Mmmmm

bronze sorrel
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War burst feels exactly the same as drk burst

red torrent
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Ya pld has never felt slow

whole wasp
barren tundra
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Ya. DRK stole Warrior's burst window

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It's my only problem with DRK actually

red torrent
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I don’t mean numerically

barren tundra
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I have a better idea for Delirium

bronze sorrel
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Me neither

red torrent
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I mean visually and oomph

bronze sorrel
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I mean like

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In terms of what buttons you press

red torrent
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The axe sounds are A+

bronze sorrel
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I miss sb drk but this isnt the channel for that

barren tundra
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In terms of oomf you probably won't get better than Fell Cleave and Inner Chaos

whole wasp
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the chainsaw of fell cleave. contentcarby

zinc orbitBOT
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bronze sorrel
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Idk like

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Sure ir burst is gr8 and all

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But rn as war i feel so useless lmao

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Mitigation wise

barren tundra
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Still. In short I recommend getting every tank to max.

bronze sorrel
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I don't have nascent flash yet though so that's probably why

red torrent
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Thanks that’ll be my main goal!

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Initially

bronze sorrel
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@red torrent are you on elemental

red torrent
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Uhhhh kujata

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Idr which datacenter that is

bronze sorrel
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Sick I'm tonberry

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Yea it's elemental

red torrent
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Hello nice to meet you 😄

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My ign is Lumis Farron if you want to add me

bronze sorrel
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I'm not on rn

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I normally play at night

red torrent
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Me too

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And weekends lol

bronze sorrel
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If u wanna learn tanking we can get into a dungeon and I can yell at you nyaissa

red torrent
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Night during the week mornings during the weekend

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I’m pretty use to tanking all my tanks are beyond 50 and I use to tank in arr (warrior) but I’m always open to learning more/running dungeons xD

bronze sorrel
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Aight

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I'll be on later so I'll add you then

wispy dust
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Will i miss any item from buying just the ARR story skip?

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I heart there are coins/badge/whatnot you can earn through quests that allow you to exchange them for equips of high lvl.

whole wasp
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you'll get stuff that drops from the MSQ quest like minions etc

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i think you forfeit the free fantasia

idle relic
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So I just got paladin for my gladiator and I wanna run palace of the dead. I have an earlier save where I was a gladiator, but I was curious if I would stay a gladiator or if it would switch to Paladin?

whole wasp
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stay, have to restart to be a paladin

red torrent
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Skipping arr makes the lead up to heavensward so much less satisfying

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Though

whole wasp
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a story skip btw does not level your character

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so your msq will be lvl 50? but your character will still be whatever level it was at

red torrent
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I just couldn’t imagine doing a story skip in ffxiv

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Even if you miss this raid tier when the next one comes everyone is on the same level

whole wasp
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depends, if i made a new character in another server, i might skip

red torrent
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Oh ya that’s true

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I don’t many people who have multiple server characters so I usually don’t think about that

vital sedge
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Is anyone an ARM specialist on the Crystal Datacenter? Trying to get the Ruby Barding crafted.

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I have all the mats

iron oracle
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WhatS the skspd for pld?

bronze sorrel
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Just meld until you hit like 2.42 or something

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Maybe 2.41 if your ping is bad

iron oracle
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Ah ty

hot crane
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so I am lv 55. is there any good weapon I can get like how I purchase ironwork gear with allagan tombstone?

obsidian patio
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not particularly.

hot crane
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ok ill just keep on following the main quest

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ty Wynne for always being so helpful 🙂

quartz shale
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there's the ironwork weapons if you havent gotten one already, but by that level it might not be as useful

fallen sigil
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is it possible to get a refund if you have already used the expansion code?

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my pc is unable to handle shadowbringers

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so im wondering if its possible to get my money back

obsidian patio
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if you already redeemed it then no

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If you're ever unsure if you computer can run something look at the required/recommended specs for it or run a benchmark if they have one

hot crane
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btw can you project the armor piece for the other classes to your own piece with glamour prism?

quartz shale
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no

hot crane
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;A;

warped nest
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You can only project what you can wear

quartz shale
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glamours have class and level restrictions

hot crane
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dancer gear is so pretty tho

quartz shale
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ie you cant glamour a DNC headpiece to a BLM, or a level 60 glamour onto a level 15 item

obsidian patio
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The starting dancer set is a reskin of a level 1 glamour set

quartz shale
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!itemglam Thavnarian Bustier

zinc orbitBOT
fallen sigil
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is it possible to go back to a realm reborn? can i just reinstall the game and not include shadowbringers?

quartz shale
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nope

obsidian patio
mossy current
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It's the bolero, yea

quartz shale
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@fallen sigil unfortunately you dont have many options (if any at all). key redemption tends to be a one way process

untold wharf
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Anybody have a preferred source of guides to really get started with this game? I’m coming back after years of not playing since ARR first came out and I’m level 38.

warped nest
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On your screen, there is a UI with msq on it

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Follow that quest

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The whole game is basically a long tutorial

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But, if you want to

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!faq newplayertips

zinc orbitBOT
granite night
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is there a way that i could preview the next tier eureka weapon on my character without having gotten it

full willow
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come back to play this game from Heavensward Scholar lv.60 , is it still easy to find auto party group ?

obsidian patio
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@granite night Nope, unless you have someone else link it or they're using it.

tardy patio
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@granite night look up a video of each relic step, each job has one usually. @full willow yeah duty finder is great

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How melee-friendly is eden verse savage, compared to DoM? Static asking if I can fill a melee slot (I'd be sam) but I can barely get 40-60 parses as SMN on e5s while still avoiding all the mechanics. I havent seen 6s, 7s or 8s yet

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Dont want to add in the extra difficulty of uptime and kill my parses even more if I can continue on as SMN

quartz shale
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if e7s isnt too different than e7n, i dont think that one would be too hateful to a melee

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6 is........i'm not too sure about that one myself :x

tardy patio
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Yeah I figure 7 is easy for melee since the boss is attackable from the entire front half of the arena but 6 and 8 scare me

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Theyre already annoying enough as a mage having sprint around the arena. I'm worried I'm gonna take a lot of unneeded vulns or deaths in prog trying to greed that one extra GCD

tall orchid
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I keep calling through the floor around X:11.4 Y:13.8 at Coerthas Central Highlands

wheat lark
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Hi guys! I'm a total noob. I just started playing this game. I want to become a dark knight. When I google how to become one, the information basically says that I need to become level 50 and complete quests, but most of the information comes from like 5 years ago. Is it still true even now that's the only way to become a dark knight?

obsidian patio
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The requirement for unlocking DRK is still the same, yes. Same for Machinist and Astrologian.

wheat lark
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Oh that sucks

mossy current
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Once you reach Foundation- Ishgard you can unlock dark knight

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The start of heavenward

wheat lark
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Do you guys think itll take a few weeks playing to get to 50?

mossy current
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Depends on if the server is "preferred" when making your character on it and story pacing

maiden token
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how do i make third action bar visible?

obsidian patio
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Character config > hotbar settings

maiden token
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thanks

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is there any way to make the empty spots invisible?

wheat lark
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Mmm I'm not quite sure but I'm on a server called something like Zelera in the Crystal world.

obsidian patio
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that's also in those section of settings

wheat lark
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We have the exp bonus

mossy current
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Is it called "Road to 70"?

wheat lark
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Can we just follow the main story or are side quests necessary to level?

digital mango
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can someone help me find a certain top from a screenshot in this channel, or would that go somewhere else?

mossy current
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No, side quests are 100% optional

obsidian patio
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Here is fine.

mossy current
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And are a shit way to level ngl

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Dungeons are better, much better to level with

wheat lark
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Dungeons sound better!!!!

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Hate questing

mossy current
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First thing that comes to mind is elezen hempen, but I might be wrong

echo tapir
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that's hempen camise

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for elezen women

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and they dyed it super white

mossy current
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Rich

echo tapir
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probably the snow white one or the general purpose white dye?

obsidian patio
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too bright to be snow white

echo tapir
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hempen camise is the ultimate ravergirl glamour for everyone cause it changes based on your race.

obsidian patio
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so probably the pure white

echo tapir
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like highlander gets square inches of cloth

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miqote gets like a cute more modest top

mossy current
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fem Au Ra gets night clothes

digital mango
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ah, i see

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thanks a bunch!

maiden token
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where tf do i change key bindings?!

obsidian patio
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System > Keybinds

maiden token
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the ui is kinda bad :C

mossy current
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PC or Controller?

wheat lark
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I'm level 10. I'm thinking of playing a gladiator. I know that a warrior is also another tanking class that is easily available. I'm not really quite sure which I would like to play most. What is the major differences in playstyle? Also my bf plans on playing a white mage healer.

obsidian patio
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Paladin has a more in-depth rotation that is split into a physical rotation and magical rotation based on buffs

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!action fight or flight

zinc orbitBOT
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**Fight or Flight** : lvl 2 GLA PLD (60.0 second cooldown)

Increases physical damage dealt by 25%.
Duration: 25s

obsidian patio
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!action requiescat

zinc orbitBOT
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**Requiescat** : lvl 68 PLD (60.0 second cooldown)

Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150. Potency increases up to 550 as MP nears maximum.
Additional Effect: Increases attack magic and healing magic potency by 50% if current MP is at 80% or higher , and allows spells to be cast immediately Duration: 12s

wheat lark
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Oh ya I was very interested in paladin!!! I wanted to play a melee mage character, but the video I watched said they have incredibly low damage of all the tanks.

spark marsh
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does anyone know siren's ip?

obsidian patio
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Tank DPS balance is super even right now. the difference between top and bottom tank DPS is about 2-4% depending on the percentile you look at.

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!faq datacenterip

zinc orbitBOT
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Datacenter IP Addresses
Info

List of IP Addresses for each Datacenter

Aether: 204.2.229.9
Primal: 204.2.229.10
Crystal: 204.2.229.11
Chaos: 195.82.50.9
Light: 195.82.50.10
Mana: 124.150.157.156
Gaia: 124.150.157.157
Elemental: 124.150.157.158

how do I ping the IP?

Windows: Open Command Prompt and type ping *insert IP Address here*
Mac: Open Terminal and type ping *insert IP Address here*

obsidian patio
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Use Aether's IP

ornate hatch
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lol wth are you doing Wynne?

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giving advice while hacking into square enix?

spark marsh
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@obsidian patio thanks!

mossy current
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Warrior is more physical-based than paladin, has a big Axe and is focused on Fell Cleave

obsidian patio
ornate hatch
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is that kupo bot a game?

wheat lark
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Thank you for the info.

mossy current
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!action Fell Cleave

zinc orbitBOT
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**Fell Cleave** : lvl 54 WAR (50 Beast Gauge) (2.5 second cooldown)

Delivers an attack with a potency of 590.
Beast Gauge Cost: 50
※Action changes to Inner Chaos while under the effect of Nascent Chaos.

mossy current
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Best move in the game paissaowo

obsidian patio
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I mean, kupo technically has a trivia game, but he does lots of other things.

wheat lark
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Okay, so such a nooby question. What class do I start off as to become a Paladin?

obsidian patio
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Gladiator.

mossy current
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Gladiator

wheat lark
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OH PERFECT

ornate hatch
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ooh, what are you doing? if you don't mind me asking?

wheat lark
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You guys seem pretty awesome. Thank you soooo much. Appreciate the help.

mossy current
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Wynne is true master of arts

wheat lark
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Haha I might end up staying paladin instead of dark knight lol

mossy current
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PLD is fun, but I found it personally boring compared to WAR or GNB

wheat lark
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Does paladin complement the white mage well?

mossy current
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Any healer does

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Paladin is a very safe option

wheat lark
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Oh really? Why is that? Is it like a very boring predictable rotation?

mossy current
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Great midigation and a super great invulnerability skill

obsidian patio
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If there's any 'best' tank/healer synergy it's pretty much just Dark Knight/White Mage since they can instantly take care of Living Dead with Benediction.

mossy current
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But longer cool down than other invul

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GNB works well with bene, but so does essential

wheat lark
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Ohhhh that's interesting. We will see how it goes then!

obsidian patio
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I generally just drop Regen+Tetra or Afflatus Solace+Tetra on GNB when they do Super

mossy current
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I don't play WHM much, SCH is my healer of choice

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So I'll take your word

wheat lark
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Guys, I will be honest with you. My bf for some reason wants to play healer. It is super weird, lol. I don't think he will have much fun. He says he doesn't want to learn too much about the game, which is why he doesn't want to tank. I really hope that in the end he will tank and I will heal though lol

ornate hatch
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only real men play whm

mossy current
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Healer is a great role

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Fast queues and cool looking skills

wheat lark
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Exactly Aza! That's why I wanna be healer!

obsidian patio
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TBH, tanks probably have the easiest time of all the roles. holding aggro is extremely easy, tanks generally have the fewest mechanics, and you got a lot of mitigation and (depending on the exact tank) pretty decent self-healing

wheat lark
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Oh that's an interesting perspective

obsidian patio
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You just have to take the initiative of the group and know how much your co-healer can handle.

mossy current
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WAR probably has the best wall to wall healing for trash pulls

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!action Nascent Flash

zinc orbitBOT
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**Nascent Flash** : lvl 76 WAR (25.0 second cooldown)

Grants Nascent Flash to self and Nascent Glint to target party member.
Nascent Flash Effect: Absorbs damage dealt as HP
Nascent Glint Effect: Restores HP equaling 50% of that recovered by Nascent Flash while also reducing damage taken by 10%
Duration: 6s
Shares a recast timer with Raw Intuition.

obsidian patio
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Nascent+Chaos Cyclone 😩

wheat lark
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But dont tanisha need to understand all the mechs and attacks?

mossy current
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While WAR also has equilibrium, like PLD's clemency OGCD

obsidian patio
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In terms of casual content most tank-specific mechanics just boil down to "big hit"

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or "keep this enemy away from that enemy"

maiden token
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tank is great role for queue times too but it does look that the healers have it the easiest

leaden ginkgo
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can i complete old extreme content easliy like shiva and ifrit or i need to watch guide videos?

obsidian patio
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If you mean unsynced then yeah you can solo all of the ARR extremes at 70 or higher.

mossy current
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Ifrit EX can get a bit messy though

oak ice
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Synced you probably need a guide, unsynced you only need to avoid instadeath mechanics

obsidian patio
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yeah you definitely want to be a healer or have a class with good healing for ifrit if you're not 80.

leaden ginkgo
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oh cause im new so i don't want to be useless and don't know what to do

oak ice
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At 70 you just ignore all the nails until he's immune to damage

wheat lark
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Is there min maxing in this game?

oak ice
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Let him explode, pop a cooldown and ignore it

leaden ginkgo
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k tyvm

narrow arch
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So what’s the best way to join a FC? I’m on Balmung which seems to the the most hardcore server so idk who would want a level 63 new player

quartz shale
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@mossy current PLD works better with WHM than the other tanks wrt to it's invuln's behavior, iirc

ornate hatch
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what is min maxing?

narrow arch
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Looked on r/FFXIVRECRUITMENT but nobody seems to be asking for Balmung

obsidian patio
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Yes Binny, the main theorycrafting/guidemaking/optimization discord is The Balance.

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!faq balance

zinc orbitBOT
obsidian patio
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@ornate hatch basically playing as optimally as possible.

wheat lark
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Wow

ornate hatch
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@narrow arch you can always just Shout in limsa

oak ice
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Balmung is very not hardcore, unless you count roleplaying as hardcore

wheat lark
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Wynne are you an encyclopedia of FF14? lol

ornate hatch
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ahh okay ty <@&473626701947994134>

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crap wth?

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@obsidian patio

obsidian patio
ornate hatch
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lol

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that was weird

fresh lodge
narrow arch
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Balmung was closed off for a long time which makes me think that it’s a lot of vets

mossy current
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Closed off?

wheat lark
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Is it time consuming and grindy asf to min max?

obsidian patio
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It's been congested for a while because it's the main unofficial role-playing server.

mossy current
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I see

oak ice
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It's highly populated

mossy current
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Due to weekly restrictions on gear at end game it can be

obsidian patio
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@wheat lark entirely depends on you and how well you can learn information on the fights you're trying.

quartz shale
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and which part of the patch cycle you are

wheat lark
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I mean gear wise primarily

quartz shale
#

that's what he means

mossy current
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Gear drops from end-game raids

quartz shale
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minmaxing has different "values" for different content

mossy current
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And such raids are difficult

obsidian patio
#

Well the best gear is currently on weekly loot lock-outs so it all depends on how your groups distribute loot (for static groups) or your luck when playing with random pugs in party finder.

quartz shale
#

running Ultimate content? that has 1 set of minmax (BiS) considerations

wheat lark
#

So you're basically changing gear depending on the dungeon?

obsidian patio
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nah nothing like that.

quartz shale
#

current Savage content? that has a completely different set of considerations

fresh lodge
#

The current ultimate doesn't drop BiS

obsidian patio
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Though some fights do see slight changes in rotation for some classes to adjust for intermissions/downtime.

quartz shale
#

not what i was referring to mea >_>

wheat lark
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Ohhh no weekly raiding 😩

ornate hatch
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haha

mossy current
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It'll be unlocked later in the next major patch

ornate hatch
#

yeah a lot of parallels with wow in that sense

wheat lark
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Oh thank goodness

mossy current
#

Which would still make it sorta relevant for a bit longer

quartz shale
#

dont celebrate too quick though binny

wheat lark
#

How long are major patches separated?

obsidian patio
#

3.5 months apart typically.

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Though the next patch will be delayed by 2-4 weeks due to Corona

wheat lark
#

Ohya I'm sure we might not even be 80 by that time lol

fresh lodge
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Though they will most likely be patches that are delayed due to Covid

wheat lark
#

Oh shoot

quartz shale
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2-4 is yoshi's current optimism

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if things get worse, could be months

wheat lark
#

That's good... we will just take our time to level

mossy current
#

Don't think that you need to rush

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Enjoy the ride

wheat lark
#

My bf seems to already be addicted though SMH argh

quartz shale
#

leveling is fairly easy tbh

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it's just going to be the msq bloat from post-ARR that'll drive you nuts

mossy current
#

personally I got gated at 37 in ARR when I started

ornate hatch
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the good thing is you can switch classes @wheat lark so if he wants to rush ahead he can just do it on a separate class

obsidian patio
#

As long as you do your daily Leveling Roulette you won't get level gated that much unless you're playing a lot per day.

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and playing on a preferred server basically makes the MSQ the only experience you really need.

wheat lark
#

Every quest drives me nuts. I am directionally challenged. I get lost all the time. I don't know how to use this in game map. I hate quests with a passion.

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Oh? Classes start you back at the beginning?

proud willow
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Each class is leveled up separately, many start at level 1

wheat lark
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Didnt know about the leveling roulette mmm

ornate hatch
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but you can switch instantly which is the beauty of this game

obsidian patio
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You do get an experience boost for leveling up jobs below your current highest job.

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!faq armouryexp

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Armoury EXP bonus FAQ
Info

'How do I get the bonus experience from the Armoury?'

As long as you're playing a Disciple of War or a Disciple of Magic class that's a lower level than your highest level class then you're able to benefit from the bonus experience. You do not need to have a class at level 80 for the bonus to be active.

'How much is the bonus experience?'

You get +100% experience from levels 1 to 69, which then reduces to +50% for level 70 to 79. The difference in level between your current class and highest class does not change the amount of experience you get.

ornate hatch
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oh wow i didn't know there was a +50 for 70-79. I was lied to.

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is it called Road to 80?

wheat lark
#

So say I level my paladin to level 30 and I make a healer class. How do I level the healer class? I imagine I'm not restarting the quests I've done?

obsidian patio
#

No, this is the armoury bonus

mossy current
#

Armory bonus, doppel

obsidian patio
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it's not a buff on your bar.

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levels 1-15 is mostly your hunting log, fates, and some sidequests

mossy current
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Blue/light orange stuff

leaden ginkgo
#

Guys its my first time renewing my subscription but i keep getting error 406

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What should i do

obsidian patio
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Turn off your VPN/pop-up blocker if you have one active.

leaden ginkgo
#

But im using ps4

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No vpn

wheat lark
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Mmmm might be too tired to understand 😬

mossy current
#

Get some rest then

obsidian patio
#

Are you trying to renew through the playstation web thingy? I'd suggest trying on a tablet or computer

mossy current
#

Relax and take it all in as it comes

leaden ginkgo
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@obsidian patio is the ps4 web broken ?

mossy current
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No, just not preferred

obsidian patio
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I never used it for mogstation stuff so I can't say how well it works

leaden ginkgo
#

Oh ok

obsidian patio
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If that doesn't work then you may need to pay for Crysta on the square enix account website and then use that to pay for subscription

wheat lark
#

Yep having fun . I'm waiting for my bf to come to bed. He's still playing, smh. Appreciate all the help guys!!! Hmyhsbk youzaaa kighy

mossy current
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np, have a good night then

leaden ginkgo
#

Tried crysta but its more confusing than paying with credit card @obsidian patio

obsidian patio
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Crysta is basically SE's currency for a few of their games

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It lets you pay for mogstation stuff using Paypal, as an example

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as the mogstation doesn't directly accept paypal

ornate hatch
#

is there a way to use act while in full screen mode?

raw solstice
#

ACT yes, overlay no

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overlay requires borderless windowed, at least

ornate hatch
#

oh, so otherwise it would track but you can't see in game?

raw solstice
#

yeah

ornate hatch
#

does that mean i can have it on another screen?

raw solstice
#

certainly

ornate hatch
#

awesome

#

my CPU is crappy so borderless is less ideal

deft anvil
#

is it possible to get a glamour dresser in my FC house / private rooms?

mortal current
#

No.

olive lintel
#

is choosing a grand company a big impact to gameplay?

deft anvil
#

:(

leaden ginkgo
#

@obsidian patio do i enter my credit card number as (xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx) ?

raw solstice
#

grand company is basically preference/flavor

leaden ginkgo
#

Or like as xxxxxxxxxxxxx ?

obsidian patio
#

no dashes

raw solstice
#

you can get a bit different gear for glamour. But you can change GC if you want

leaden ginkgo
#

Oh

raw solstice
#

really doesn't matter

deft anvil
#

Rayu, it changes which city you regularly return to to start missions etc, and the look of your GC gear if/when you wear that. There's no mechanical impact except locational convenience. Also NPC soldiers of your faction will greet you by title.

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I think on that last bit, anyway.

olive lintel
#

so if Im a GLD/PAL main, i should just stick to immortal flame for convenience?

mortal current
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It would be a very minor convenience in that regard.

olive lintel
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although thanalan is a confusing city. Im a bit familiar with Limsa Lominsa

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haha

raw solstice
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realistically won't make even a bit of difference in the end

hot eagle
#

sadly gc doesn't matter in pvp/frontline anymore with forced freelancer miss the old times xD

mortal current
#

Ul'dah has the closest gc headquarters from aetheryte.

olive lintel
#

ill proably just go with uldah then. Thanks guys!

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you can switch mid way?

deft anvil
#

It resets your rank when you change, you have to work from the ground up in your new GC

frosty badger
#

hi, where do you get Shell Leather?

mortal current
#

You can switch between them as many times as you want, but there's a cooldown period. I forget if it's 15 days or 30.

obsidian patio
#

You can only switch grand company once you reach 2nd Lieutenant rank.

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@frosty badger Zonureskin map treasure dungeon

frosty badger
#

thanks

narrow arch
#

If I’m in a FC, can I use the app to chat while also playing the game? It takes a long time to type on PS4

raw solstice
#

it's a bit dumb, unfortunately. You can't chat with the app while logged in in-game

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would recommend investing in an inexpensive usb keyboard

leaden ginkgo
#

Omhg mog station have a maintenance now

narrow arch
#

Damn that sucks. Making the app as a keyboard to chat would be sweet

leaden ginkgo
#

@narrow arch you can use the ps4 second screen app for that

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Its on app store or Google play

narrow arch
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That’s such a lifesaver

raw solstice
#

not really

#

unless you're looking to sell on mb and have people pay for premium hq when it doesn't matter at all

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yup

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yeah no difference at all. Both HQ and NQ can be dyed and glamoured exactly the same, no difference whatsoever

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bleak helm
#

hello,kinda new (just finished downloading the game),whats a good NA server?

hoary storm
#

Any preferred server for the double EXP

magic light
#

umbral ice doesn't apply to despair, right

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umbral ice heart thing

raw solstice
#

no, despair ignores umbral heart entirely

#

aka if you cast despair, you end up with AF3, 0MP, whatever umbral hearts you had before the Despair cast

devout salmon
#

When you make a Samurai at lvl 50 does it start out at lvl 50 or lvl 1?

#

Also when do I unlock the level roulette?

raw solstice
#

SAM starts at level 50. You can unlock it as soon as you have another job to level 50 (or pay for a job skip on the mogstation)

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you unlock leveling roulette as soon as you have 2+ dungeons available for leveling roulette (at level 16 in the MSQ normally)

devout salmon
#

Where do I see the leveling roulette though? Or if I've already done it?

raw solstice
#

leveling roulette will be available in the duty roulette tab of duty finder

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it'll show if you've done it for the day on that tab. Reset is at

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!daily

zinc orbitBOT
#
Tick, Tock, Kupo!
Time Until Daily Reset:

0 Days, 6 Hours, 47 Minutes, 24 Seconds

raw solstice
#

every day it resets at that time^

devout salmon
#

Cool thank you so much.

modern coral
#

if i play the demo on ps4 then want to buy the full game do i have to start over?

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or can i used the demo character?

raw solstice
#

you can stick with your same character on ps4

olive lintel
#

how do I get grand company seals?

oak ice
#

FATEs, leveling roulette as adventurer in need, GC hunting log, after a few promotions you can turn in dungeon and tome gear

devout salmon
#

Is he wanting them for the mount? If so the first quest they give you gives enough to buy it from the Quartermaster.

spiral ridge
#

is anyone having server issues on jenova??

ornate hatch
#

is there a class that synergizes well with fishing?

obsidian patio
#

basically just Culinarian and sometimes alchemist

#

goldsmith uses a few fish for a couple recipes

spring oasis
#

After looking at ninja monk and dragoon
I have become a machinist mewpaissa
On a serious note, when is a good time to start doin fishing and crafting while doing main quests?

ornate hatch
#

awesome ty 😄

oak ice
#

Whenever you want to do them, basically

obsidian patio
#

I suggest having a decent gil pile if you aren't willing to self-supply yourself by also leveling up miner/botanist

#

Fisher in terms of leveling up your crafters can honestly be ignored for the most part.

#

not that many leveling recipes use fishes

spring oasis
#

I’ll prob start with miner then

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And level it

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if im a machinist do I hate bards now paissasquint

obsidian patio
#

I don't have much opinion about client voice language, I've stuck to English and I like the voices that they have.

spring oasis
#

English has nice voices

tepid mural
#

Are queue times normally super long?

oak ice
#

Only for DPS

tepid mural
#

I am doing the second to last mission in the story as a tank, and I've been waiting for 34m

#

Castrum Meriandum

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hot eagle
#

don't forget your timezones also from the server/dc on which u play

tepid mural
#

This is a raid though

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So 8 people

#

I'm in Leviathan

#

It is pretty late here in SF

obsidian patio
#

Castrum and Praetorium are more like 8-man dungeons than raids.

tepid mural
#

Oh gotcha, I don't really know the difference tbh

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I've only been doing dungeons up to this point

obsidian patio
#

Raids are, for the most part, singular rooms/arenas with the boss of the instance.

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For why Castrum/Praetorium have long queues, most people do them through the Main Scenario roulette. So something that might speed things up is if you queue for them after the daily reset

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!daily

zinc orbitBOT
#
Tick, Tock, Kupo!
Time Until Daily Reset:

0 Days, 6 Hours, 14 Minutes, 45 Seconds

warped nest
#

Or before

#

3-4 hours before reset is usually decent too

hot eagle
#

if you are in your servers nn you could ask for a healer or tank for a faster que in it

tepid mural
#

I was kind of hoping to power through the rest of the story tonight, but literally can not if people don't show up lol

young fjord
#

BLM Umbral Soul just used on downtime like monk chackra?

obsidian patio
#

Yep.

raw solstice
#

if you can actively hit the target, umbral soul is a bad cast

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it's super situationally not a "bad" cast, but there's ideally a better way to handle it

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if you can't hit anything, it's a great way to bulid up to UI3 + 3 umbral hearts

hot eagle
#

castrum and prae dosent let you skip scenes so people don't rly like it, they mostly force themselves for the good exp or tomes the daily roulettes gives

modern coral
#

whats the best data center?

warped nest
#

Whichever that speaks your preferred language

modern coral
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but like what one has the most people

hot eagle
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the one which is nearest your own timezone probably and speaks your language

warped nest
#

Aether

#

But you probably can't get in

obsidian patio
#

Aether/Primal are pretty tied with each other

#

All of the Aether worlds are currently open for characters though?

modern coral
#

how about light/odin?

obsidian patio
#

I don't recommend playing on a datacenter that's not in your region unless you're fine with the high ping, based on the datacenter role you've chosen.

oak ice
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Light is in Europe

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So if you're not in Europe, you should avoid it

red torrent
#

Hey guys how high does gc tank go?

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And how do you unlock it? I’m stuck at second lieutenant

slate arrow
#

You can get up to captain but it requires you to do squadrons

edgy mantle
#

is outleveling the MSQs "bad"? im always 8 levels ahead of the MSQ level.

sage plaza
#

no

nimble hornet
#

is summoner very complicated to play?

oak ice
#

If you have the road to 70 buff, it's expected

obsidian patio
#

I personally never got the hang of summoner, but it's a consistent loop of what you do once you know what buttons to press.

oak ice
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It can be very overwhelming at first, but there's a flow to it that when you find it, it just feels nice

obsidian patio
#

!faq smncycle

zinc orbitBOT
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The two minute cycle by Edyis Darkbane and Elevation Xx (Faerie)
nimble hornet
#

what about blackmage than?

obsidian patio
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The main difficulty of BLM is fight movement optimization

nimble hornet
#

i played monk and the positionals gave me a head ache LUL

obsidian patio
#

if a fight lets you stay still it is very easy to play.

nimble hornet
#

after awhile i dont even rmb what i was doing anymore lol..

slate arrow
#

BLM is "oh god please don't target me AoE oh fuck it targeted me aaaGHGhg"

nimble hornet
#

both classes have alot of buttons to press is it?

obsidian patio
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good thing BLM has a lot of instant casts and insta-move stuff for when movement is needed

oak ice
#

My cabbages Ley Lines

obsidian patio
#

BLM is all GCD stuff besides a few things

nimble hornet
#

i also tried DK and that class had barelly any skills to press XD

obsidian patio
#

so it's a bit slower in that regard.

slate arrow
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every job has a lot of buttons to press except for dancer and machinist

nimble hornet
#

really?

#

i felt samurai also dont have much

slate arrow
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Oh and DRK and WAR but those are tanks so they have an excuse

nimble hornet
#

or at least its so simple

slate arrow
#

are you playing them at level 80

#

I'm talking from a level 80 perspective

nimble hornet
#

no i only reach 60 XD

slate arrow
#

Level 50 of course you don't have many buttons

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60 you only have your core rotation at best

boreal aurora
#

hmm

slate arrow
#

70 it starts coming together

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80 is amazing when you get there

obsidian patio
#

Samurai really starts to speed up at 62 with the second kenki trait

nimble hornet
#

samurai seems pretty easy

obsidian patio
#

that makes all of your non-iajutsu GCDs generate Kenki, with the combo enders generating more.

oak ice
#

Even more at 68 when you get Ikkishouten

nimble hornet
#

when i was playing monk

#

i could not really concentrate

slate arrow
#

Samurai has both fast and a lot of buttons

nimble hornet
#

it was like i was just staring at keys

slate arrow
#

When I made monk I organized the buttons by positionals but I have a very unorthadox hotbar layout

boreal aurora
#

why is discord not detecting that i have ff14 started

#

how to fix

obsidian patio
#

my crossbar would probably make people cry for my melee classes. I shove almost all of my main combo GCDs on R2 instead of putting them on both face button halves

nimble hornet
#

i was abit annoyed with monk for setting buttons

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cause everytime i get a new skill i have to readjust everything

obsidian patio
#

You can place all of your skills ahead of time, even when they're locked.

slate arrow
#

Discord overlay for FFXIV had been broke for a while

#

Only way to fix it is to launch discord as admin

nimble hornet
#

its prolly not helping cause i am playing lots of dif chars

modern coral
#

does patron deity matter?

nimble hornet
#

so i never memorize much lol

obsidian patio
#

Nope

#

And on the topic of character creation, the racial stats don't matter either

#

the stat differences are a drop in the bucket past level 50.

modern coral
#

ty

slate arrow
#

are you making alts or simply unlocking the jobs on the same character

nimble hornet
#

i mean jobs

timid thorn
#

Hello. I just joined the trial version and will buy the game soon. wanted to ask what is the best server to play at? I'm from eu,
and any good places to find people to play with as a newbie?

nimble hornet
#

i was thinking of trying magic dps

obsidian patio
#

In terms of population EU is very balanced as a whole.

nimble hornet
#

summoner looks fun but i doubt i will rmb doing a 2min rotation lol..

obsidian patio
#

In terms of languages it's very balanced all-round with Moogle having more French players and Shiva having more German players.

slate arrow
#

you just get used to it eventually

timid thorn
#

I saw that alot of people say odin is the best but not good for new players. at least on reddit posts

In terms of languages it's very balanced all-round with Moogle having more French players and Shiva having more German players.
@obsidian patio

nimble hornet
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hows blackmage rotaion compare to summoner?

boreal aurora
#

@slate arrow didnt fix it for me

slate arrow
#

black mage is simple, but the hard part comes from the actual combat.

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well then discord 🇧 roke I guess

modern coral
#

i wanna be a Summoner dps what class should i pick?

slate arrow
#

arcanist

modern coral
#

ty

obsidian patio
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@timid thorn i wouldn't rely too much on reddit posts for server cliques, they can be very outdated and there's always new players coming in.

slate arrow
#

@nimble hornet tl;dr fire fire fire fire then ice ice ice then fire fire fire fire

obsidian wren
boreal aurora
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hmm

slate arrow
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except for one spell(very bad) spell you don't have any instant casts

warped nest
#

summoner looks fun but i doubt i will rmb doing a 2min rotation lol..
@nimble hornet you have 2 skills functioning as your timer

dry quiver
#

I’m really new to MMOs and I’m having trouble with my hotbar. How tf are you supposed to press things like control+9 it’s breaking my hand!

warped nest
#

Plus when broken down to bits, it is just a few priorities to follow

obsidian patio
#

change your keybinds

obsidian wren
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Black mage has a fire phase for dps and ice phase for regaining mana, summoner iirc has 3 main rotations they cycle between for their dps

slate arrow
#

@dry quiver you don't. Either click it or rebind it.

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Personally, I use 1234qerfzxcv

warped nest
#

If you are a controller player, XIV works great with controller too

nimble hornet
#

haha XD

dry quiver
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But how do you press buttons like that without staring at your keyboard 24/7? I have to look down to make sure I clicking 4 and not 5

warped nest
#

Practice

slate arrow
#

I took typing lessons as a child

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It helped

warped nest
#

Do you still look at your remote when you change channel on your TV?

bronze sorrel
#

yea its honestly just practice

#

becomes muscle memory

warped nest
#

We are not telling you it is easy and you can do it in 5 minutes

#

We are telling you that we are doing it on muscle memory

bronze sorrel
#

when you're level 80 you'll look back and be like "how did i ever find this hard"

warped nest
#

Which comes from playing a lot

obsidian patio
#

You can also try stuff like MMO mouses

bronze sorrel
#

+1 for mmo mice

warped nest
#

I am a big fan for controller XD

bronze sorrel
#

i use a naga

#

its very comfy

slate arrow
#

My hotbars are stacked 3 rows x 4 columns which match 1234qerfzxcv close enough for me

#

These things you just learn as you play through the story

bronze sorrel
#

woah how do you move

dry quiver
#

Well I have a few more questions. How do you use all those keys while using WSAD to move? That seems hard. Also how do people use f1-f9 for keybinds, on my laptop they change things like the volume and brightness

bronze sorrel
#

oh qerf nvm

slate arrow
#

Lmao

#

Wasd is left untouched and it's close enough I can just use a random finger or press a hotkey quickly before returning my hand to the default position

dry quiver
#

How do you move without Wasd?

bronze sorrel
#

you'll find that unless you're playing certain classes, you dont actually need to move around that much while attacking

slate arrow
#

I use WASD to move

bronze sorrel
#

also if you hold down both mouse buttons you move forward

whole wasp
#

I rebound MMB to autorun so i used that to move if my left hand has to hit f5 or something

slate arrow
#

Also most of the time you can pause for a second and you'll probably be fine because if you have to move usually there's a cast bar as well in which case you should probably worry about moving instead of attacking

#

I've just gotten really good at moving and attacking at the same time

ebon kindle
#

Having a slight issue, using WXHB how do you change the spells on the top? Or are they not editable? Trying to help a PS4 friend but I am so unfamiliar with the hotbar setup

slate arrow
#

@ebon kindle it's bound to a different hotbar. It's XHB set 8 by default I think

dry quiver
#

1 last question. How do you fit 3 rows of hot bars on your screen? It would take up so much room, I can barely read the stuff on the screen if the UI is below 90%

slate arrow
#

You just move them

#

System > HUD layout

obsidian patio
#

Yeah, you need to edit the crossbars WXHB take from to edit the WXHB

slate arrow
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Also I'm playing on a 1080p monitor with everything set to default scale

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excerpt for the job gauges

obsidian patio
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so if their WXHB looks at hotbar 4 you need to edit hotbar 4

mortal nebula
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Just got to HW and holy shit the maps are huge. Any advice for quicker traveling lol?

dry quiver
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Well I’m playing on a laptop with like maybe a 12 1/2 inch screen

slate arrow
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@mortal nebula get a friend who has unlocked flight

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@dry quiver so a 1366x768 monitor then?

left moth
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unlock flying (*requires sidequests and an optional dungeon)

dry quiver
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@slate arrow yes that it!

whole wasp
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Get your mount out and remember chocobokeeper exists

slate arrow
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Yeah that probably explains it

ebon kindle
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Thank you, the description to edit the original hotbar helped us figure it out

slate arrow
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All I can say is just modify your hud until you like it

ebon kindle
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PS4 is so foreign to me <.>

bronze sorrel
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if you press esc -> hud layout -> select one of the hotbars then press ctrl+home you can change the size

slate arrow
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The way my UI is set up is very very unorthadox

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There's no one fits all solution and unfortunately I don't have a screenshot of mine on hand at the moment

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Just spend an hour playing around with it and adjust as needed

bronze sorrel
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i'll send a screenshot of mine in a bit so you can get an idea

mortal nebula
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@left moth the aetherites have the last one locked behind MSQs

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@slate arrow thanks! i wasnt sure if I would of been able to fly in someones mount if i havent unlocked flying yet

left moth
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stormblood also has a mix of msq and side aether currents but HW has western highlands ones behind dusk vigil

bronze sorrel
mortal nebula
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@slate arrow lmao you should see my hud. I kinda moved things random places and left them there so I have fire in 1,thunder in 2, my mount in 3, blizz 3 is in ctr2 and etc... Ive just gotten used to where all my shit is and im amazed I prefer it that way and if i change it, it doesnt feel right

leaden ginkgo
dry quiver
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@tender canyon I have a feeling you have a bigger computer screen than me because that’s my main problem

bronze sorrel
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i am, but you can just scale stuff down

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ive used the same hud on a 15 inch screen

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my desktop screen is 21 i think

slate arrow
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ditto

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@leaden ginkgo packet loss

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Sounds like your internet is having issues

bronze sorrel
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vpn like mudfish or noping might help

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i use exitlag personally

slate arrow
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That or a network node is down again

leaden ginkgo
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my internet doesnt have issues in other games

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ok whats free that i can try

bronze sorrel
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that doesnt matter

slate arrow
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because those other games are probably connecting to servers closer to your home

bronze sorrel
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might just be the routing that xiv takes is dumb

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mudfish is the cheapest one, and comes with some free credit

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but its hit or miss

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and it missed for me PepeHands

slate arrow
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In the EU there's only two actual physical servers so

leaden ginkgo
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the popular ones like nordvpn dont do the gaming things?

slate arrow
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90% of the time you connect you're taking the same route 90% of the time

bronze sorrel
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i dont think so?

slate arrow
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popular ones aren't as optimized for gaming

bronze sorrel
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yea

slate arrow
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They're optimized for volume over speed

leaden ginkgo
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ok nice to know, thx will try those

slate arrow
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So yeah you get a whole bunch of bandwidth but that means jack shit if you have to connect to Japan and then to Germany

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(as an example)

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lime apex
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Hey guys can you tell me why recommended gear button prefers

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over

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I'm WHM

warped nest
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WHM likes Mind

hot eagle
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dawn ones have mind stat

uneven spruce
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It likely looks at the Mind stat and prefers that to anything the other one has to offer.

warped nest
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But neither of them are useful to you if you are level 50+ WHM

lime apex
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@uneven spruce but 2nd ones are actually better aren't they?

obsidian patio
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it doesn't have mind.

warped nest
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It will give your more health

uneven spruce
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The crit stat might benefit ya but you're better off trying to get a level 50 accessory suitable for healers 🙂

warped nest
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Strength does nothing for WHM

lime apex
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@uneven spruce it's my 1st char i'm just collecting what MSQ gives me

warped nest
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You want gears are can only be equipped by Healers

obsidian wren
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The recommended gear prioritizes main stat over secondary stats

warped nest
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Or gears with Healing or of Healing in the name

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It is 0 Mind vs 1 Mind

lime apex
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so 1 mind > ALL?

warped nest
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Neither are good for a lvl 50 WHM

devout salmon
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Is there an easily accessible training dummy anywhere in the cities?

uneven spruce
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If you are level 50 you should be able to go to reventants toll and get ironworks gear

obsidian wren
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Not inside of cities cornelius

warped nest
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@devout salmon Summerford Farm

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Go south

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It is right outside the gate

devout salmon
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South of where?

obsidian wren
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If you're in a free company there's a decent chance your fc house has a dummy in their garden too

lime apex
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@uneven spruce from Main Story Quest?

warped nest
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Teleport to Summerford Farm, then go south

hot eagle
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or try a housing area people often have dummies on their plot/land

warped nest
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Striking Dummies right outside the gate

devout salmon
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I don't know where summerford farm is.

obsidian patio
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What city-state did you start in?

devout salmon
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I can go to any city.

uneven spruce
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dusk - not sure if you can go there yet - check your teleport history :)
if you hit ctrl c you can view your currencies, you may have some called tomestones of poetics.

obsidian patio
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Summerford farm is in central la noscea

devout salmon
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Thank you.

obsidian patio
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which is directly outside limsa lominsa

low plank
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i just noticed i have some antique gear in my inv what exactly do i do with it?

slate arrow
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If it's green antiques: you can trade it to the forgemaster in mor dhona for i90 relic gear

warped nest
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You can use it to trade for some lvl 50 (item Level 90)job gears in Mor Dhona

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They are good upgrade if you are still using item level 45+ stuff

low plank
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ah okay so its basically useless to me now

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i am lv 65 and i didnt see it until now since my inv is getting full and i checked if i could sell sth

warped nest
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You can't

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Cant

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They are still quite good looking so you can grab them as glamour

low plank
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oh okay im going to cheeck them out then

humble maple
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where is the "special crafting facility" thing for the Ixali quests?

obsidian patio
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it's the debuffs you get from the NPCs who hand you the crafting materials for the requested items

humble maple
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oh okay, and then i can just craft it normally?

obsidian patio
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just make sure you're wearing the ixal gloves, and yeah

humble maple
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okay, thanks :)

faint owl
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I'm doing the Ishgardian Restoration and I tried turning in an item but it stopped giving me Kupo Stamps... Why is that?

maiden token
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are levelmete unlocks important to msq?

warped nest
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No

maiden token
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so i can just ignore these?

faint owl
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Is there a certain point where I have to start turning in higher level items for the Ishgardian Restoration to get Kupo stamps? 🤔

warped nest
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Leve are quests you can repeat to get some exp

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It is generally recommended for crafters or gatherers

maiden token
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ah so i can ignore them then

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its my first time playing FF14 so im not really bothered by crafting yet

warped nest
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There are combat leve from lvl 1-50

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So if you just need a tad more exp to level up

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You can do them

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Instead of running a side quest or a dungeon again

dawn mountain
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the fact that I get arcanist points as a scholar doesnt mean I level summoner in some form aswell, right? atleast not past lvl 30

forest laurel
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summoner and scholar are leveled at the same time

rancid vector
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Hey, so i've just watched the credits for storm blood but someone told be before shadow bringers there is a quest i hsould do the crystal tower or some such? I can't find it

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Any ideas?

dawn mountain
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even up until lvl 80?

forest laurel
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Players can start the questline by talking to Outlandish Man at Mor Dhona (x21,y8) then start the quest Legacy of Allag.

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@rancid vector

warped nest
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Yes

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But you don't have all the summoner skills

rancid vector
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thankyou seenoc!

dawn mountain
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oh ok

warped nest
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You still need to clear your summoner job quests

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@rancid vector it is not a quest

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It is a quest line

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You will be doing 3 alliance raid (24 players in 3 parties in the same dungeon)

rancid vector
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coool

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Works for me, other than queues XD

warped nest
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Full completion of this quest line will add additional details to Shadowbringers

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As the expansion revolves around Crystal Tower

rancid vector
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thanks will do it now

warped nest
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will not say anymore, don't want to spoil the fun for you

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Enjoy the quests

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leaden ginkgo
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hey so quick question that may lead to a few more lol

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i already have the relic weapon ( ARR ) for black mage so is there any point in having the ATMA items ? i still have four

warped nest
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Prepare for my unnecessarily details answer that may lead to a peer reviewed paper

devout salmon
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Where is a good place for a lvl 50 Samurai to get gear?

warped nest
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You can save them in case you want to make other Zodiac weapons

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@devout salmon can you spend Tomestone of Poetics?

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If so, Ironworks in Mor Dhona

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More details here

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!faq poetics

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devout salmon
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Hmm.

native ingot
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Where do I sell junk such as allagan silver?

leaden ginkgo
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ok that’s a bet i’m kind of overwhelmed because i’m about to beat SB and just got SHB and i really want to play GNB but wanna get stuff done first

warped nest
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Zodiac weapons are for fashion only

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At this point

leaden ginkgo
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well on reddit they said the SHB ones are meta

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or they will be should i say

warped nest
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ShB relic has nothing to do with ARR relic

boreal aurora
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@native ingot any npc

leaden ginkgo
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i know

devout salmon
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What if I don't have any poetics?

sleek pagoda
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is there some sort of linkshell or hunt discord for chaos datacenter? monkaS

warped nest
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Have you finish the ARR stories yet?

devout salmon
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No.

leaden ginkgo
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yes i am about to beat storm blood

warped nest
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Then for the time being, you can just stick with the gears you get from your samurai starting quests

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And use whatever accessories you can find

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You don't need to beat Stormblood to get GNB btw

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!faq shbjobs

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Shadowbringers Expansion Jobs: Gunbreaker (Tank) and Dancer (Ranged DPS). These jobs start at level 60 and require ownership of the Shadowbringers Expansion and a disciple of war or magic job at level 60.

Job Unlock Locations:
Gunbreaker - Gods' Quiver Bow at New Gridania (11,11), quest name is "The Makings of a Gunbreaker".
Dancer - Eager Lominsan at Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (9,12), quest name is "Shall We Dance".

boreal aurora
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damn steam discount for shadowbringers just ended a week ago

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should just bought even if i stilluse trial

rancid vector
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Players can start the questline by talking to Outlandish Man at Mor Dhona (x21,y8) then start the quest Legacy of Allag. guy's not there for me, are there any dependancies?

warped nest
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Only depency should be a lvl 50 msq

native ingot
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How do I get relic weapons

warped nest
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Which series?

native ingot
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I have black mage and arr

boreal aurora
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i need to know when shadowbringers have discount on steam again

rancid vector
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hmm...

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I wonder why i cannot see him

warped nest
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I need to make sure that you are aware while finished ARR relic are useful way into Heavensward MSQ, the effort required to complete them is not worth it. They are for fashion only

native ingot
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Aaaaa

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Ok I see

warped nest
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<@&472496619577671691> need help with Crystal Tower quest line

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Bliceheart said they can't spot the NPC

obsidian patio
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Check your completed quests in the journal, you may have grabbed and done the first quest accidentally.

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look for the section "Chronicles of a New Era: The Crystal Tower"

warped nest
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With that info, if you still want to make Black Mage's ARR relic weapon

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take note that this site is not very well maintained, so some of the info might be slightly off, but the quest line is accurate

native ingot
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Ty

undone nova
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Are the shiva katana and codex really hard to get? They seem like they have really low drop %

warped nest
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All jobs except GNB and DNC can drop weapon

obsidian patio
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There's just a lot of potential weapons and no RNG protection

warped nest
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So it is 1/15?

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Give or take

obsidian patio
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which is 6.6% or so.

undone nova
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Oh damn

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Yeah I knew that, just been grinding for 3 hours still no drops on them

warped nest
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Good luck

undone nova
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Well I guess 6.6% is better than anything more below lol, ty

leaden ginkgo
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ok i have a black mage question two actually

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for one how do i effectively use flare ?

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like i always lose all my mana after

obsidian patio
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current level?

leaden ginkgo
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58

warped nest
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!faq blmleveling

zinc orbitBOT
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THM/BLM leveling rotations
leaden ginkgo
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fresh into 58 lol seconds ago

obsidian patio
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You use it as a finisher to your AoE rotation since it eats all of your remaining MP

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as for the actual minimum it needs to be castable, it's 800.

warped nest
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At higher level, you get skill/buff that reduce MP cost for Flare, and Flare will be your go to for AOE attacks

leaden ginkgo
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ok and how do i effectively use enochian

warped nest
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You turn in on

obsidian patio
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You use it right at the very start of the fight and never let your stacks drop

warped nest
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When you have Umbral Ice or Astral Fire

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Then don't drop Enochian

obsidian patio
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it stays active as long as you have UI or AF stacks.

leaden ginkgo
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so use it first then get stacks or get stacks then use it

warped nest
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B

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You can't use it without stacks

leaden ginkgo
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ok i’m gonna practice this brb

warped nest
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Just keep playing MSQ and do dungeon

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You will get plenty of practice

solemn delta
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Does your companion get exp according to the exp you get? Like I'm not better going back and murdering lower mobs to level him

leaden ginkgo
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ok and sharp cast ?

solemn delta
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I know getting him at 74 was beyond stupid

obsidian patio
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Companion scales to you, just kill stuff equal to your level

solemn delta
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I just forgot and powered through

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Yeah so he's gonna take a while

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If he scales

obsidian patio
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@leaden ginkgo use on cooldown for Thunder or Fire proc.

solemn delta
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Obviously I seen he was 74 so it's not all doom and gloom lol

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Just gotta do his ranks

obsidian patio
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Technically it's better damage if it hits thunder, but you lose out on damage if you have to hold the skill to do so.

solemn delta
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Is rank 30 the highest? All 3 maxed?

obsidian patio
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20 is the highest and gives enough points for all 3 trees

solemn delta
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Nice. Cause attacker for PLD and healer for SAM

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Cheers

warped nest
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The general recommendation is to just have a rank 10 healing chocobo then you branch from there

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Even if you play a healer

solemn delta
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That's what I'm working on anyway so all good

warped nest
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👍

solemn delta
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Since im taking SAM to 70 first even if it was different I would still choose healer

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Ie tank choose attacker etc

scarlet compass
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Hello guys! In order to get nier automata cosmetic I got to finish shadowbringers first?

forest laurel
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yep

warped nest
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Then you need to participate in the Nier quest line

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And join The Copied Factory alliance raid

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Completing the raid will yield 3 unit of 2B's costume

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And all the players can roll for it (even if they have owned them)

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You can run it as many time as necessary to get yours

scarlet compass
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in wich location I can find nier quest line?

proud willow
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there's a prerequisite quest in Tomra that you can do prior to finishing 5.0

warped nest
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Dwarven village

proud willow
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and then the real quest shows up there after 5.0

whole wasp
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the starter quest bluequest is in tomra

leaden ginkgo
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do you guys know hildibrand ?

warped nest
leaden ginkgo
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he has a long chain of blue quest but are they worth it ?

warped nest
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It is a comedy show inside XIV

obsidian wren
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He has some emotes and glamour if you're not into the story/humour

warped nest
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If you like goofy comedic detective story

leaden ginkgo
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lol ok thanks

warped nest
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Then it is highly recommended

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He is highly popular

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He has stories in all the expansions too

hoary storm
warped nest
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ShB Hildibrand is in production, iirc?

obsidian wren
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The end of stormblood set up for it perfectly so I'd say so

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solemn delta
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Feel like my accuracy is lacking

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I'm 74 1091 DHR

green grail
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accuracy is not a thing anymore

hot eagle
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game dosent have accuracy anymore, only can miss when enemy is a higher lvl as yourself

green grail
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DH is just a bonus damage multiplier, and there's no point in worrying about secondary stats when still leveling

hot eagle
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i will forever remember whm accuracy melds in hw haha

solemn delta
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Weird I missed hakaze in a 63 dungeon

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Maybe lag meant my combo didn't show

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Like the shining yellow lines

green grail
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or you attacked some invulnerable target, cause that sometimes doesn't progress combos too

boreal aurora
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hm

leaden ginkgo
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i know i’m gonna be bashed but can some one just tell me the entire BLM msq up until the end of SB ? because i just wanna get to SHB

warped nest
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Huh?

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Wdym by BLM MSQ?

smoky shell
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is it alright to be taking the extra gil instead of the gear for super early quests?

warped nest
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Either or is fine

smoky shell
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when does it start to matter what option you pick for quest rewards

warped nest
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To be honest, if you needed the upgrade desperately, then it matters

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Usually it doesn't

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There is no mandatory quest reward